{"product_id":"telefunken-v72a-mic-pre-vintage","title":"Telefunken V72a Mic Pre (Vintage)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRich, wide low end. As used by the Beatles in the Redd series EMI consoles. Great for tracks you need to thicken up. Picture is of a stock unit. Yours will look similar but have a different serial number.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe V72 was originally developed by North West German Radio (NWDR), and  the Institute of Broadcast Technology of Hamburg between the years  1949-1952. Designed as a microphone and main studio amplifier, the V72  had a fixed gain of 34dB, and was used with a high pass filter as a mic  pre, and as a buffering amplifier to make up for losses from a passive  fader EQ. When the V76 arrived, the V72 was generally used only for  buffering in broadcast applications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the mid 50s both the  Siemens and TAB companies began manufacturing the units for Telefunken,  and the V72 became the standard preamp in German radio stations, while  its cousin the V72s was being used extensively by companies like Decca  and EMI. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApproximately 25,000 units were built for domestic use  in Germany, and many more for export. By 1963, its reign had come to an  end, as the age of transistors had arrived, and the V72 was replaced by  the V72t (’t’ for transistor). Siemens continued to build the V72 until  1964, and the V72b until 1966. TAB continued to build th(more...)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Telefunken Elektroakustik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44449541062759,"sku":"952","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8848\/5479\/files\/used_952_1_91d3f6c7-c3fd-4d58-8d30-e8e8b8de472c.jpg?v=1787089381","url":"https:\/\/vintageking.mom\/products\/telefunken-v72a-mic-pre-vintage","provider":"Vintage King","version":"1.0","type":"link"}